Sunday, April 16th, 2023
After 18 years under construction, the Olkiluoto 3 reactor in Finland, Europe’s most powerful nuclear power plant at 1.6 GW, begins delivering regular electrical output. Construction began in 2005 and was originally scheduled for completion in 2009. (Reuters)
Thirty six people are killed when Islamic State gunmen ambush a group of truffle hunters in Hama Governorate. Five shepherds are also killed near Deir ez-Zor. (France 24)
The Sudanese military is said to have retaken control of the presidential palace and other key government installations in Khartoum. The military says Khartoum International Airport remains under the control of Rapid Support Forces, but that it was holding back from launching airstrikes to avoid destroying the airport. (Reuters)
Chinese Minister of Defense Li Shangfu meets with President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, as part of his four-day visit to Russia. This is Li’s first overseas visit since becoming Minister of Defense in March. (CBS News)
Thousands of people protest against rising inflation at Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, demanding the government’s resignation. (VOA)
At least seven people are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting in La Palma resort in Cortazar, Guanajuato, Mexico. (Xinhua)
Former Indian Parliament member Atique Ahmed, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, are assassinated on live television while giving an interview to reporters in Allahabad, while in the custody of police, Uttar Pradesh, India. In response to the murders the Uttar Pradesh government bars gatherings of more than four people across the entire state. Three suspects have been detained. (CNN)
Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Libya and Qatar suspend all planes from inside and outside of Sudan due to the ongoing conflicts and closure of several airports, airlines also fear attacks on their planes mainly in Khartoum. (Libya Observer)
Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. (Daily Excelsior)
Four people are killed and about 20 others are injured in a mass shooting at a birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, United States. (AL.com)
Twitter begins limiting the number of automated messages being able to be sent by the National Weather Service, including emergency alerts, before walking back the c(NWS Tsunami Alerts)
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Saturday, April 15th, 2023
The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport approves Ford Motor Company‘s hands-free driving vehicles on 2,300 miles (3,700 km) of motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. The UK becomes the first European country to approve hands-free driving technology on public roads. (BBC News)
Germany shuts down its last three nuclear plants, after the deadline to phase out nuclear energy was delayed by three months due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (DW)
SpaceX launches Earth observation satellite TAIFA-1, Kenya’s first operational satellite, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket. The satellite will collect environmental data, including data on floods, droughts and wildfires. (Reuters)
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to search for life in the Jovian system, with an expected arrival date of 2031. (BBC News)
President Emmanuel Macron signs the pension reform bill into law as protests intensify in the country. (The Guardian)
Fighting occurs across Sudan three days after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) mobilized. The RSF claims to have captured Khartoum International Airport and the presidential palace in Khartoum. At least 25 people are killed and over 100 others are injured. (BBC News)
Chad closes its border with Sudan as heavy fighting continues between the Sudanese military and rebel forces. (Anadolu Agency)
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida is evacuated during a speech in Wakayama, Japan, after an “explosion-like sound” is heard. A suspect, believed to have thrown a smoke bomb, is arrested. (CNN)
The 2023 Rutgers University strike ends as an agreement is reached between faculty and the administration, returning 9,000 staff to work. (CNN)
Twelve people are killed and 28 others are injured when a bus falls into a gorge in Raigad, Maharashtra, India. (Daily Excelsior)
Equatorial Guinea confirms six more cases of Marburg virus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to fifteen. (Reuters)
The Parliament of the Cook Islands decriminalizes same-sex relationships between men. (RNZ)
Corach Rambler, ridden by Irish jockey Derek Fox, wins the 175th Grand National horse race at Aintree Racecourse. The start of the race was delayed due to animal rights activists storming the track, with at least 118 people being arrested. (BBC Sport)
Friday, April 14th, 2023
The Supreme Court of Canada upholds Quebec’s provincial ban on homegrown cannabis despite a 2018 federal ruling which allowed small quantities of cannabis to be grown at home. (Reuters)
A Russian missile strike on Sloviansk, Donetsk Oblast, kills at least eight civilians and injures 21 others. (The New York Times)
A major prisoner swap of nearly 900 prisoners begins between rival factions in Yemen. (AFP via France 24)
At least 30 people are killed by suspected CODECO militants during a raid at a village in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
Ghana becomes the first country to approve Oxford’s malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M. (Pharmaceutical Technology)
Tanzanian members of parliament call on the government to tighten laws against homosexual sex with the death penalty. (The Citizen)
Twelve people are killed after riots break out in a prison in Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador. (Reuters)
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